turnover

In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: Elamur Cosmic License. Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

Meaning

1. A small pastry with fruit or jam folded over inside.
2. (business) The total money a shop or firm takes in over a time.

In the lessons

a snack eaten at a meal in a tale; in business, the total sales

Examples

• Edmund ate his eggs and his turnover.
• Mum made apple turnovers for tea.
• The shop's turnover rose this year.

Note

in a shop sense, «turnover» is a total of money taken in, so add up the sales, not the pastries